On the Moreland Commission front… The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption does not appear to have any upcoming public events scheduled, but that does not mean that things have […]
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Moreland Commission Public Hearing Recap
Last night’s public hearing of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, its second, featured testimony from what one reporter called “veteran reform advocates” on member items and the need […]
Moreland Commission Gets a Bigger Room
The Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption announced today that it will not (as originally planned) meet at a town community center in suburban Colonie. Instead, next Tuesday night’s public […]
State Board of Elections to Get More Aggressive on Enforcement
The Times Union reports that the State Board of Elections (SBOE) is taking steps to freeze the bank accounts of campaign committees that have been found by a court to […]
US Attorney Announces New Policy to Recover Pensions of Corrupt Lawmakers (Updated)
Testifying at the first public hearing of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara said that “public corruption…appears to […]
Watch the First Hearing of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption
Per its press release issued last night, the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption will be webcasting its first public hearing, which begins at 6:00 tonight. The web cast can […]
First Moreland Commission Public Hearing to Feature Two U.S. Attorneys
A number of news outlets are reporting that U.S. Attorneys Preet Bharara and Loretta Lynch (of New York’s Southern District and Eastern District, respectively), will be testifying at the first […]
AP: Moreland Commission Asks State Lawmakers for Details on Outside Employment (Updated)
Michael Gormley of the Associated Press is reporting that the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption is “is asking all state lawmakers to provide never-before-required details about their outside work […]
Moreland Commission Co-Chair Provides an Update
Nassau County District Attorney and Co-Chair of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption Kathleen Rice told Capitol reporters today that the Commission has sent out subpoenas, but she did […]
Two Legislators, Lobbyist Indicted for Corruption
On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. and Senator Carl Kruger, both Democrats, with taking money in exchange for official favors. The criminal complaint alleges that […]